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Literacy Specialist

focusing on reading comprehension, decoding, fluency,

and executive functioning. 

Qualifications

  • Orton Gillingham (structured literacy) certified

  • Wilson trained

  • 20+ years independent school experience

  • Teachers College, Columbia University MA (specialization in reading)

Contact me

JBChant@gmail.com

I loved teaching first graders at St. Bernard’s, an independent school in Manhattan. I worked there for 19 years, drawing on my BA in education from the University of Vermont and my Masters in Curriculum and Teaching from Teachers College, Columbia University. 

 

I took a break to raise my children, and when I went back to work I tutored, focusing on teaching learning disabled and gifted children, and at the same time coaching students to improve their executive functioning. The comprehensive certification in Orton Gillingham I earned during Covid underpins my approach to structured literacy. A crucial part of my work is empowering parents to advocate for their children in public and private settings.

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​When I am not tutoring, I love to bike and hike with my husband, bake sourdough bread, read and explore the Bay Area.

About me

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